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Table 2 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the last 12 months in adults (18–65 years of age) in Germany in relation to urbanization in 1999 (weighted percentages with standard error)

From: Psychiatric disorders and urbanization in Germany

Any disorder

Odds Ratio

Std. Err.

z

P > z

[95% Conf. Interval]

     

any mood disorders

15.2% (178)

1.1%

12.4% (105)

1.2%

10.6% (94)

1.0%

9.8% (65)

1.1%

9.3% (57)

1.1%

.000

major depressive disorder

11.1% (130)

0.9%

7.7% (65)

1.0%

6.9% (61)

0.8%

7.5% (50)

1.0%

6.8% (42)

1.0%

.001

any bipolar disorder

1.2% (14)

0.3%

1.2% (10)

0.4%

0.5% (4)

0.2%

0.5% (3)

0.3%

0.3% (2)

0.2%

- *

dysthymia

4.8% (56)

0.6%

5.4% (46)

0.8%

4.6% (41)

0.7%

3.7% (24)

0.7%

3.2% (20)

0.7%

.047

any anxiety disorders

16.9% (198)

1.1%

12.6% (107)

1.2%

14.8% (131)

1.1%

14.3% (95)

1.4%

12% (74)

1.3%

.024

social phobia

2.6% (30)

0.5%

2% (17)

0.5%

1.5% (13)

0.4%

2.5% (17)

0.6%

1.1% (7)

0.4%

.086

any simple phobia

7.9% (92)

0.8%

7.2% (61)

0.9%

7.3% (65)

0.8%

7.6% (50)

1.0%

8.2% (50)

1.1%

.895

generalized anxiety disorder

2.1% (25)

0.4%

1.3% (11)

0.4%

1.5% (13)

0.4%

1.3% (9)

0.4%

0.9% (6)

0.4%

.065

obsessive compulsive disorder

0.9% (11)

0.3%

1.1% (9)

0.4%

0.8% (7)

0.3%

0.4% (3)

0.3%

0.1% (1)

0.1%

- *

panic disorder with/without agoraphobia

2.7% (32)

0.5%

2.6% (22)

0.6%

2.4% (21)

0.5%

2.4% (16)

0.6%

1.3% (8)

0.4%

.098

any somatoform disorder/syndrome

13.7% (160)

1.0%

13.5% (115)

1.2%

9.7% (86)

1.0%

8.2% (54)

1.1%

7.4% (45)

1.0%

.000

SSI4.6

5.6% (65)

0.7%

5.9% (50)

0.8%

3.3% (29)

0.6%

2.9% (19)

0.6%

2.8% (17)

0.6%

.000

pain disorder

9.8% (115)

0.9%

9.7% (82)

1.1%

7.6% (67)

0.9%

6.5% (43)

1.0%

5.4% (33)

0.9%

.000

any substance disorder

5.1% (60)

0.7%

3.7% (31)

0.7%

3.6% (32)

0.6%

4.9% (32)

0.8%

5.1% (31)

0.8%

.920

alcohol abuse or dependence

4.3% (50)

0.6%

3.8% (32)

0.7%

3.1% (28)

0.6%

4.9% (32)

0.8%

4.7% (29)

0.8%

.556

alcohol dependence

3.4% (40)

0.5%

3.1% (26)

0.6%

2.3% (20)

0.5%

4.3% (28)

0.8%

4% (25)

0.8%

.386

illicit drug abuse/dependence

1% (12)

0.3%

0.5% (4)

0.3%

0.8% (7)

0.3%

0.2% (1)

0.2%

0.8% (5)

0.3%

- *

possible psychotic disorder

2.4% (28)

0.5%

3.5% (30)

0.7%

2.6% (23)

0.5%

2.7% (18)

0.6%

1.4% (9)

0.5%

.208

any mental disorder

36.4% (426)

1.5%

31% (263)

1.7%

29.4% (261)

1.5%

28.3% (187)

1.7%

26.6% (163)

1.7%

.000

  1. * Differences were not tested due to insufficient power.